The Wright Brothers Quiz

When did Milton Wright take his first airplane flight?

• May 25th 1910

• June 15th 1910

• April 5th 1910

• July 20th 1910

What did the Wright brothers invent in 1903?

• Telephone

• Light bulb

• Airplane

• Automobile

Where did the Wright brothers settle in 1884?

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Ohio

• Michigan

What was the name of the newspaper that Orville helped create for Dayton's African-American community?

• The Orville

• The West Side News

• The Evening Item

• The Toddler

What type of aircraft is a glider?

• Hot air balloon

• Helicopter

• Aircraft without an engine

• Aircraft with an engine

Who was the head of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Langley

• Octave Chanute

What was the name of the book about flying that Wilbur Wright read?

• The Wright Brothers

• The Toddler

• The Aerodrome

• The Caddydid

How many short flights did Otto Lilienthal make in different gliders?

• 2000

• 1500

• 1000

• 2500

What did Wilbur and Orville read in 1899 that gave them new ideas about aviation?

• A book about bicycles

• A book about trains

• A book about birds

• A book about cars

What was the goal of the inventors mentioned in the text?

• To create a rocket

• To create a flying machine that would carry a pilot

• To create a submarine

• To create a hot air balloon